London’s Cultural Infrastructure Plan is a game-changer. For the first time it sets out what we need to do to protect and grow our cultural facilities.
Culture and Good Growth
What we are working on
Explore the programme and Creative Enterprise Zones in Croydon, Haringey, Hounslow, Lambeth, Lewisham, Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing and Waltham Forest, with a single zone across both Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
A new destination for London with world-class culture and education at its heart.
Whether you’re at the start of this journey or further down the road, here's a useful guide for advice, tools and networks to help you on your way.
Data and opinion poll about pubs.
We're working to save music venues and make London the world’s best music city.
What is the Thames Estuary Production Corridor?
How the Creative Industries supports London
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£10m
generated every hour by the Creative Industries
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1/6
jobs in London are in the creative economy
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30%
growth in London's film industry driven by Film and TV productions
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£52bn
contributed by Culture and creativity to London’s economy per year
Read Arts and Culture blog posts
With two months left to go as London Borough of Culture, there is still lots to see and do in Croydon.
Croydon’s year-long London Borough of Culture, This Is Croydon, launched in April 2023. It is both a showcase for local talent and a chance to show that there’s (much) more to Croydon than meets the eye. Halfway through the year we celebrate what's happened and what's to come.
Ukrainian families and students in Croydon came together to celebrate the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine performing as part of This Is Croydon, London Borough of Culture 2023.
Young people have the solution to the mental health crisis, through arts and culture.
Insights into the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme: interview with artists of Sounds Like Chaos
Following a global pandemic, and the huge impact it has had on people’s mental health, it is timely that we invest in innovative approaches to our mental wellbeing. There is a large body of knowledge demonstrating the positive influence culture and creativity can have on health. As we mark Great Mental Health Day 2023, we take a moment to highlight some important projects happening in this area.
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